treble clef

American  

noun

Music.

1. a sign that locates the G above middle C, placed on the second line of the staff, counting up; G clef.

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treble clef British  

noun

1. music the clef that establishes G a fifth above middle C as being on the second line of the staff

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Etymology

Origin of treble clef

First recorded in 1795–1805

Compare meaning

How does treble-clef compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• bass clef vs. treble clef

Example Sentences

Prosecutors showed a 2012 memo noting one such arrangement for Calamari Sr. bearing the former president’s initial - a D resembling a treble clef - and the handwritten notation, “OK.”

From Washington Times

Prosecutors showed a 2012 memo noting one such arrangement for Calamari Sr. bearing the former president’s initial — a D resembling a treble clef — and the handwritten notation, “OK.”

From Seattle Times

How about Grizzly Bears Don’t Fly Airplanes for the lines of the bass clef, or Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips or Elephants Get Big Dirty Feet for the lines of the treble clef?

From Literature

The bass and treble clefs were also once moveable, but it is now very rare to see them anywhere but in their standard positions.

From Literature

While I’d been playing brass instruments for years, tuba parts are written in bass clef; I’d only ever read treble clef.

From New York Times